Job Stress and The National Stress Awareness Month

FROM STRESSED-OUT... To STRESS-FREE: JOB STRESS AND THE NATIONAL STRESS AWARENESS MONTH DID YOU KNOW THAT APRIL IS THE NATIONAL STRESS AVWARENESS MONTH? DON'T SWEAT IT! OSHAcampus.com IS HERE TO ROUND UP SOMETIPS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH) AND THE FEDERAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (FOH): THERE'S A FINE LINE BETWEEN BEING CHALLENGED AND BEING STRESSED. JOB STRESS DEFINED:1 Job stress occurs when your job requirements do not match your capabilities, resources or needs at work. JOB STRESS CAN COME IN MANY FORMS AND SIZES -BUT DON'T LET IT GET THE BEST OF YOU... STRESS-INDUCING FACTORS AT WORK: 2 Task Design • Management Style Interpersonal Relationships Work Roles Career Concerns DOTHESE RED FLAGS SOUND FAMILIAR? Environmental Conditions PERHAPS IT'STIME TO UNWIND! EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS:3 Headache Sleep Disturbances Concentration Difficulties TAKE IT FROM NIOSH: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE + Short Temper Upset Stomach Job Dissatisfaction STRESS MANAGEMENT = A HEALTHY WORKPLACE4 Low Morale 3 STEPS TO PREVENT STRESS: 5 Step I: Identify the Problem Step 2: Design and Implement Interventions RELAXATION WORKSWONDERS. Step 3: Evaluate the Interventions SO GO AHEADAND DE-STRESS! 5 SIMPLE WAYS TO RELIEVE STRESS: 6 Walking / Running V Reading a Book V Playing a Sport V Spending Time with Loved Ones / Friends Meditating Sources: OSHAcampus.com (1) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/99-101/pdfs/99-101.pdf (2) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/99-101/pdfs/99-101.pdf (3) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/99-101/pdfs/99-101.pdf (4) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/99-101/pdfs/99-101.pdf (5) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/99-101/pdfs/99-101.pdf (6) http://www.foh.hhs.gov/calendar/april.html f /oshacampus IOSHAcampus /+0SHAcampus-com user/OSHAcampus360 e oshacampus.com/blog ...